Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, August 1989
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1989 1-Month |
1.96" (49.78mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1962 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1963 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1989 2-Month |
3.73" (94.74mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
-0.16" (-4.07mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2020 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1921 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1989 3-Month |
4.56" (115.82mm) | 4.83" (122.68mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2020 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1921 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1989 4-Month |
5.30" (134.62mm) | 5.94" (150.88mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2020 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1989 5-Month |
5.61" (142.49mm) | 7.00" (177.80mm) |
-1.39" (-35.31mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2020 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1999 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1989 6-Month |
6.39" (162.31mm) | 8.15" (207.01mm) |
-1.76" (-44.70mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1989 7-Month |
7.27" (184.66mm) | 9.16" (232.66mm) |
-1.89" (-48.00mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1989 8-Month |
8.27" (210.06mm) | 10.14" (257.56mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1988–Aug 1989 9-Month |
9.01" (228.85mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
-2.14" (-54.36mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1988–Aug 1989 10-Month |
9.91" (251.71mm) | 12.04" (305.82mm) |
-2.13" (-54.11mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 1988–Aug 1989 11-Month |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 13.17" (334.52mm) |
-2.74" (-69.60mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Sep 1988–Aug 1989 12-Month |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 14.54" (369.32mm) |
-2.73" (-69.35mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 1988–Aug 1989 18-Month |
20.81" (528.57mm) | 22.69" (576.33mm) |
-1.88" (-47.76mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–Aug 1989 24-Month |
27.15" (689.61mm) | 29.09" (738.89mm) |
-1.94" (-49.28mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2003 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1989 36-Month |
44.26" (1,124.20mm) | 43.58" (1,106.93mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1956 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1907 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1989 48-Month |
62.01" (1,575.05mm) | 58.05" (1,474.47mm) |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1956 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1986 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1989 60-Month |
78.79" (2,001.27mm) | 72.53" (1,842.26mm) |
6.26" (159.01mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2004 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/